Simon publications llc dez 2001 (38 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Is religion could legitimately be called an instinct of human nature Is it as much of the essence of man as, for example, the gift of speech The author attempts to answer these questions.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A short but comprehensive treatment of the history and religion of Ethiopia, formerly called Abyssinia, from the mysterious Queen of Sheba to the time just before Mussolini's attack. A well written, informative book.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Hamilton's general thoughts on politics, government, religion, education, and the art of living, selected from his writings by the great American historian.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An excellent story, told in style: Three advertising men decide to kill a colleague to avoid dismissal and the grim prospect of joblessness. Their leader acquires a taste for crime, but eventually gets his comeuppance.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Separated from his regiment during a retreat, Rifleman Matthew Dodd of Wellington's army engaged the French single-handedly and eventually causes their retreat. If you liked 'The Gun,' you will love this book.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Forester's masterpiece of suspense. A middle-aged bank clerk with a mountain of debt and an extravagant wife commits a murder in secret. Later, a profitable investment brings him a fortune. Haunded by his crime, he suffers an ironic fate in an excellent final twist.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The history of Italy -- from the Congress of Vienna to the rise of Mussolini -- is treated in detail, with the clarity and fine writing one came to expect from C. S. Forester.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A well-researched, captivating history of the Arab nation, wrapped into the biography of Ibn Saud, founding father and first king of Saudi Arabia.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Written in the readable, light style of an entertaining novel, this is a well researched explanation of the growth of primaeval beliefs as well as the development of all major religions of the world.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - After surviving several horrifying years in the inferno of the Western Front, a young German soldier and his cohorts return home at the end of WW1. Their road back to life in civilian world is made arduous by their bitterness about what they find in post-war society. A captivating story, one of Remarque's best.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This superbly illustrated text is a popular account of Brahmanism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Zoroastrianism. It describes the Vedas and other sacred books, the Zendabesta, Sikhism, Jainism, Mithraism and other faiths -- a typical example of meticulous nineteenth century scholarship.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An intimate biography of the founder and first president of modern-day Turkey.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Called 'the George Washington of South America, ' Bolivar was the revolutionary leader against the oppressive Spanish rule. His vision of a united South America was not to be, because of his dictatorial methods that were widely resented and led to separatist movements. Today, his memory is revered as Latin America's greatest hero and liberator.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A reference book on the eleven surviving major religions of the world, with introductions by thirteen leading authorities. The collection of proverbs reflecting religious beliefs of many nations adds extra value to this comparative study.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - British army officer on the Western Front during WW1 recalls his youth as a rural gentry lad interested only in horses, cricket matches and fox-hunting. A delightful tale of Victorian England which received the Huntington Prize in 1928.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - One of the foremost strategists of the American Army in the first decade of the twentieth century warns of the great danger of militarized Japan and forcasts -- 44 years before it actually happened -- the Japanese invasion of the Philippines.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In all the history of America there is no chapter more replete with adventure, romance, daring and, unfortunately, ruthless cruelty and destruction, than the conquest of what is now known as Latin America. This is its story.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Fleeing police from country to country, the plight of illegal aliens is depicted in this love story of Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany just before WW2.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The ancient tale of the vanished Khmer Empire, shrouded in mistery and covered by the jungles of Southeast Asia, the splendor of Angkor Wat, this book reads like a detective story about the search for a nation that has vanished from the earth.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - America's greatest historian made a unique contribution by bringing together an extensive collection of materials -- early newspapers, advertising columns and shipping news -- to depict the social history of the British colonies of America. A thoroughly fascinating book.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Selections from the sacred writings of the thirteen religions included in this book reveal how often religions, originating in very different cultures and in ages far apart, teach similar doctrines and similar principles of ethics and morals.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Honest, shrewd, sentimental, resolute, American primitive,' this is how the author characterizes President Coolidge. The storry of the Coolidge period, a stirring drama, hangs on the undramatis and slight figure of the man who dominated the era, and by his qualities rather than by his words or deeds gave it substance and direction.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This famous classic, first published in 1851 under the title 'Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World from Marathon to Waterloo, ' spans 2, ,300 years of human history. It is scholarly and authoritative, as well as fair. Creasy's deductions as to the effects of the battles on history are profound. This is a revised 1899 edition by Speed, who added chapters on Gettysburg, Sedan, Santiago and Manila.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Sunday Times war-correspondent Werth spent four years in the Soviet Union during WW2. He traveled widely, interviewed Russian officers and enlisted men, civilians and German prisoners. His diary entries and description of why and how the Russians managed to turn back the Nazi invasion make this a fascinating book to read.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Diary of the famous war correspondent with the Pacific Fleet from Pearl Harbor to the battle of Midway during WW2.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The reader will be enchanted by the beauty of the setting, fascinated by the subtlety of the spiritual reasoning, the provisional speculations, enthralled by the ethereal love story.' wrote the Daily Telegraph. Set in Holland during WW1, the main characters are a British officer, a Dutch aristocrat and his British stepdaughter who is married to a German officer. A winner of the 1932 Hawthornden Prize.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An entertaining, popular description of America's prehistoric civilizations and their remains.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The continued struggle of the common man to realize the doctrines of the Revolution in the life of the community' is described in this book, covering the period of time from the beginning of the Revolution to the middle of the nineteenth century, when New England finally genuinely submerged in the Union.…